Twining, Thomas, a learned Anglican divine, was born in 1734, and educated at Sidney College, Cam- bridge, being contemporary in tliat university with Gray. Mason, and Bate. Mr. Twining was well versed in the composition, harmony, and history of the art and science of music. In 1760 he took his degree of A.B., and that of A.M. in 1763. He became rector of White Notley, Essex, in 1768, and of St. Mary's, Col- chester, to which he was presented by the bishop of London, in 1770. He died Aug. 6, 1804. Sound learn- ing, polite literature, and exquisite tastes in all the fine arts lost an ornament and defender in the death of this scholar and worthy divine. See Chalmers, Bloy. Diet. s. V.
Twisse, William, D.D., a distinguished Noncon- forming Calvinistic divine, was born at Newbury, Berk- shire, England, in 1575. He was educated at, and be- came subsequently a fellow of. New C<illege, Oxford. He became chaplain to princess Elizabeth, afterwards queen of Bohemia. After this he was appointed to the curacy of Newbury. In 1643 he was elected prolocutor of the Westminster Assembly of Divines. He confined himself with great thoroughness to the study of theolo- gy, and produced numerous works, among which are the following: Vanitie (1631, 4to): — Vindicia Gratia, Potestatis, ac Providential Dei (Amst. 1632, 4to) : — Dis- sertalio de Scientia Media, tribus Libris absoluta (fol.) : — Morality of the Fourth Commandment (Lond. 1641): — Treatise on Reprobatio7i (1646, 4to) : — Riches of God's Love to Vessels of Mercy Consistent with his A bsolute Hatred, or Reprobation of Vessels of Wrath (Oxf. 1653, fol.). This work was strongly recommended by Dr. Owen, De Causa Dei contra Pelagium. He left a number of works in MS. His death occurred July 20, 1646. See Chalmers, Biog. Diet. s. v. (W. P. S.)
T'WO. This ninnber is sometimes used in Scripture in a symbolical sense : it typifies the connection between the magistracy and the ministry in the persons of Moses and Aaron; the two systems of idolatry which were learned in Egyptian and Babylonian bondage; the Old and New Tests.; the Jewish and Christian dispensa- tions; and, among the early fathers, tlie divine and hu- man natures of Christ. Several of the early heretics endeavored to introduce the Persian duality into the
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Christian system, and they therefore declared that the ] number two had a more mystic sanctity than any oth- er. Traces of this deUision may be foinid so late as the 9th century of the Church. See Nlmheu.
Twombly, Iskaki- S., a Presbyterian minister, was born at Charlestown, Mass., Sepl. 1, 1817. He was edu- cated in jNIarion County, Mo. ; graduated at Lane Theo- logical Seminary in ]«o2; was licensed by Cincinnati Presbytery the same year, and ordained by Athens Pres- bytery pastor of the Churcli in Troy, 0. He afterwards became pastor of the Clnirch at Pomeroy, O., where he died, Oct. 31, ISGO. He was a thorough scholar, and an earnest and impressive preacher. See Wilson, Presb. Hist. Almanac, 186-2, p. 198.
Tvryne, Brian, an English divine, was born in 1579, and admitted a scholar of Corpus Christi College in 1594. He was admitted probationer fellow in 1(505, and, entering into holy orders, took the degree of B.D. in 1610. In 161-1 he was made Greek reader of his col- lege, in which office he acquitted himself with credit, but left his college in 1623. He was afterwards pre- sented to the vicarage of Kye, Sussex, but passed most of his time at Oxford in reading, writing, and contem- plation. He died in St. Aldate's, July 4, 1644. He pub- lished Antiqnitatis Academice Oxoniensis Apologia, etc. (Oxon. 1608, 4to). See Chalmers, Bior/. Diet. s. v.
Tyaua, Council of (^Concilium Tyanense), was held in 367 in Tyana, a town of Asia IMinor. There were present in this council Eusebius of Cffisarea in Cappa- docia, Athanasius of Ancyra, Pelagius of Laodicea, Greg- ory Nazianzen the elder, and many others who had de- clared their belief in tlie consubstantiality of the Son at Antioch in 363. The letters of pope Liberius and the bishops of Italy, Sicily, Africa, and Gaul were read, which had been written to wipe out the disgrace at- taching to tliem on account of the Council of Arimi- num. Eustathius of Sebaste, formerly deposed, was re- established; and a synodical letter written to all the bishops of the East, exhorting them to testify in writ- ing their rejection of the acts of Arimiuum, and their adherence to the faith of Niciea. See Mansi, Concil. ii, 836. — Landon, Manual of Councils, s. v.
Tychacuni, the original name of a Temple of Fort- une at Antioch, which was turned into a church, and called by the name of Ignatius by Theodosius. See Bingham, Christ. Antiq. bk. viii, ch. iii, § 4.
Tyche, in Greek mythology, is identical with For- tuna of the Romans. Pindar calls her a daughter of Jupiter. She possessed at Thebes, and at numerous other places, temples and monuments.
Tyches, in Egyptian mythology', is one of the four protecting domestic spirits which are allotted to each human being during the period of life.
Tych'icus (Tvxikoq for tvx'koq, fateful), a. com- panion of Paul on some of his journeys, and one of his fellow-laborers in the work of the Gospel. A.D. 54-64. (1.) In Acts XX, 4, he appears as one of those who ac- companied the apostle through a longer or shorter por- tion of his return journey from the third missionary cir- cuit. Here he is expressly called (with Trophimus) a native of Asia Minor ('AiTtai'oc); but while Trophimus went with Paul to Jerusalem (Acts xxi, 29), Tychicus was left behind in Asia, probabl_v at Jliletus ( xx, 15, 38). (2.) How Tychicus was employed in the in- terval before Paul's first imprisonment we cannot tell; but in that imprisonment he was with the apostle again, as we see from Col. iv, 7,8. Here he is spoken of, not only as "a beloved brother," but as "a faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord ;" and he is to make known to the Colossians the present circumstances of the apostle (ja tear tfik TrdvTa yriopiati). and to bring comfort to tlie Colossians themselves (iva TrapaKnXtaij rd(: Kaociai; u/iwr). From this we gather that diligent service and warm Christian sympathy were two features of the life and character of Tvchicus. Colossas was in